Max Lucado Devotional 17th July 2025, Thursday Message
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TOPIC: The Prayers of a Weary Soul
There is often a gap between what we want from life and what we get in life. And during such times of weakness “we do not know what to pray for as we ought” (Romans 8:26 NKJV). What should the cancer patient request—healing, or deliverance into heaven? For what should the father of the prodigal pray—God’s patience for his son, or a pigpen for his son? For what should the persecuted prisoner ask—release from captivity, or endurance in captivity?
We do not know how to pray as we ought. What if our prayers are too sparse to deserve an audience with God? What if he turns us away? Does heaven hear the enfeebled prayers of a weary soul? Thanks to our heavenly helper the answer is yes. “The Spirit himself intercedes for us” (Romans 8:26 NIV).
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Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him.